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Financial Resolutions 2025 - Budget Statement 2026 (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: I want to read back a piece of the Minister, Deputy Chambers' speech today because I found it fascinating he would go to the trouble of saying: For a small country, Ireland offers an extraordinary wealth of talent and entertainment. Our artists, writers and athletes are now leading the way on the world stage... He says all that and then cuts the budget to the arts and culture.

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Budget Statement 2026 (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: It is incredible. How are we supposed to see artists supported in this country if the Government is going to expand-----

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Budget Statement 2026 (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: -----the basic income for artists scheme, which we very much welcome, but cut supports to all other parts of the arts sector? I have to ask: is this the vengeance of the Minister, Deputy Patrick O'Donovan, for the Arts Council and what happened earlier this year? There are very serious questions that have to be asked of the Minister today. Mar fhocail scoir, climate action appears to...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Budget Statement 2026 (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: We have seen heat pumps with a take-up of only 30% of the targets, with only 47% of a take-up in local authorities. The reality is if we want clean, cheap energy for the many, not the few, and we want to see a permanent reduction in the cost of living and with regard to energy in particular, then we have to do things differently.

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Budget Statement 2026 (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: Some 750,000 people are waiting on outpatient waiting lists. Time and again children are being failed because of the huge shortage of therapies and supports to those with additional needs in this country. It is not clear to me that the health budget of €1.5 billion announced today is in any way sufficient to cover existing services, growing demand, a rising population and higher...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Budget Statement 2026 (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: Beidh daoine ag féachaint ar an mbuiséad seo inniu agus á gceistiú féin cá bhfuil na gealltanais ó thoghchán 2024. Cá bhfuil an laghdú do theaghlaigh ar chúram leanaí nó na cúirteanna saor in aisce chuig an GP? Cá bhfuil na leabaí ospidéil bhreise agus na gealltanais eile? Beidh daoine ag rá leo...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health and Safety (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the departmental policy relating to the presence of asbestos in school buildings and whether it is acceptable that children would be walking on broken asbestos tiles on a daily basis. [53375/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools a project management company (details supplied) has been appointed by her Department to project manage or provide other construction consultancy services between 2019 and 2025. [53376/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 413. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers across each Garda district for each of the years 2020 to 2025. [53370/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 414. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the name, location and staffing allocation in each youth diversion project in the country in 2025. [53371/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probation and Welfare Service (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 415. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to list the location of each probation service team across the country, and the staffing allocation per grade, for each service in 2025. [53372/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probation and Welfare Service (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 416. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to list the location of each probation service team in Dublin, and the staffing allocation per grade, for each service in 2020 to 2025. [53373/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 417. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the share of offenders that are offered restorative justice/practice as part of their sentencing in 2024, and to date in 2025. [53374/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 559. To ask the Minister for Health the number on trolleys in emergency departments and wards in all model four hospitals, and Connolly Hospital, University Hospital Kerry, Letterkenny University Hospital, Wexford General Hospital and Mercy Hospital Cork, from January 2025 to September 2025, by month, and by ages 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-69, 70-75, 75-85, 85-90, 90+; in tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 560. To ask the Minister for Health the number waiting on trolleys in emergency departments and wards in all CHI operated hospitals, by month from January 2025 to September 2025 and by ages 0-1, 2-3, 4-8, 9-12, 13-16; in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52970/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 562. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who presented to accident and emergency departments, per level four hospital, but leave before they are fully assessed in the years 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form and by number and percentage of total presentation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52974/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 563. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who presented to accident and emergency departments, per level four hospital, where the presentation might have been more appropriate at another service, the number of presentations that were considered inappropriate for accident and emergency, in the year 2024 and to date in 2025, by number and percentage of total presentation, in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (7 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 610. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an auditory brainstem response hearing test which the person was referred for in June 2023, or a timeframe as to they can expect to receive this appointment for this essential hearing test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53218/25]

Developer Profits Transparency Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: I very much welcome the Bill and thank our colleagues in the Social Democrats for bringing forward an interesting approach to ensuring transparency. It is an understatement to say it is a real pity that the Government is opposing the Bill. The reality is that the State is handing over billions of euro every year to developers in this State in respect of Part V housing, affordable...

Community Pharmacy Agreement: Statements (2 Oct 2025)

Marie Sherlock: I welcome this new community pharmacy agreement. We have a particular problem in Ireland whereby allied health professionals have not been able to operate to the top of their licence for many decades, whether that is a physiotherapist within a hospital setting or indeed a pharmacist within the community setting. While this agreement makes progress in this regard, it could go much further. ...